§ MR. P. MEEHANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that Sergeant Monahan, Royal Irish Constabulary, Maryborough, has been censured and punished for remissness in his duty in connection with the malicious burning at Knockmay; can he say of what particular remissness or neglect in duty Monagan has been guilty; and under what rule in the Police Code has the county inspector punished this man.
§ MR. BIRRELLIn this case, Joseph Thompson came to Sergeant Monahan and charged three men with the commission 770 of a serious crime. The Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary informs me that it was the sergeant's obvious duty to bring the man before the District Inspector in order that the truth of his statement might be examined. For failing to discharge this duty, and for making improper remarks in an official report, the sergeant was reprimanded, but no other punishment was inflicted. This was done by order of the Inspector-General and not of the County Inspector.
§ MR. P. MEEHANIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that this sergeant did report to his superior officer within an hour after receiving the statement?
§ * MR. SPEAKERThe hon. Member is putting a large number of supplementary Questions to-day. I think he should give notice of them.
§ MR. REDDYWas not this sergeant punished because he did support Thompson's statement, which proved to be false?
§ MR. BIRRELLNo, Sir.